The Maritime Executive
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Construction Starts on Bangladesh Terminal to Double Ship Size and Capacity
A groundbreaking ceremony was held in Chattogram, Bangladesh, for a new container terminal that is one of the largest public-priva...
Australia Likely to Fine Racing Yacht After Hitting Great Barrier Reef
The skipper and organizers of a thrilling odyssey to circumvent the planet could be slapped with hefty fines after one of the luxu...
MAIB Reports on Ferry-Jetty Incident That Holed Hull and Caused Flooding
Marine investigators in the UK have outlined the events that caused a ferry collision with a jetty during a normal berthing maneuv...
CENTCOM Says Iran Attempts to Intimidate Shipping with False Reports
Iran continues to make multiple claims about stopping vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz while insisting that the only passag...
Crane Lifting Accident Starts Fire and Injures Two in Mumbai
Police at Mumbai Port in India are blaming an unstable lift for causing a horrendous accident on the pier on Sunday evening, Augus...
Video: Two Abandoned Vessels Attacked in Black Sea Wash Ashore in Turkey
Turkish citizens were surprised to see two abandoned vessels drifting toward their shoreline, casualties of the war in the Black S...
EU Forces Stop Sixth Tanker in the Mediterranean for Inspection
The European Union on Sunday, August 30, stopped a sixth tanker suspected of operating under a false flag for the shadow fleet ser...
US Pre-empts Iranian Rocket Deployment of Sea Mines in Strait of Hormuz
In the first US attack mounted on Iran for about a month, US Central Command (CENTCOM) fired on IRGC positions on Larak Island lat...
OSG Appeals Labor Ruling Over Separate Bargaining Units for Deck Officers
Overseas Shipholding Group and its affiliate Alaska Tanker Company are appealing recent decisions by the National Labor Relations...
La Spezia Container Terminal’s Development Plan Continues
[By Contship Italia S.P.A] Contracts have been signed for the supply of 4 ship-to-shore cranes and 18 yard cranes, representing a...